SATURDAY: Firefighters at a three-alarm kitchen fire at 30 Van Lang Private in Ottawa on Saturday, January 12, 2013. According to paramedics, one person was assessed at the scene for smoke inhalation, but was not transported to hospital. Residents were able to return to their units before noon, except for those who live on the third floor, as firefighters worked to clear smoke.
Read more: Fire forces out residents of Ottawa highriseMike Carroccetto
/ Ottawa Citizen

SATURDAY: Pallbearers carry the coffin of Laurier LaPierre, former Canadian Senator, broadcaster, journalist and author, during his funeral held at the Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday, January 12, 2013. LaPierre passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at the age of 83.
Read more: Friends honour courage, passion of Laurier LaPierreJana Chytilova
/ Ottawa Citizen

SUNDAY: A group of students from Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School and a few parents, standing outside the school on Sunday, January 13, 2013, say they will lose thousands of dollars and the chance to travel to China if the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation doesn't allow a teacher chaperone to join them.
Read more: Update: China trip a go for Orléans studentsDavid Kawai
/ Ottawa Citizen

SUNDAY: Brighton Compton, 8, brought a sign to the arena as the Ottawa Senators held their first on ice session of training camp at Scotiabank Place on Sunday, January 13, 2013.
Read more: Fans, 'so happy' Sens are back, applaud team’s returnWayne Cuddington
/ Ottawa Citizen

MONDAY: Tuesday's weather is expected to be much colder with a high of -5 C following the past several days of mild spring-like weather. Freezing road conditions will mean that puddles on roads and sidewalks will turn to ice making for a difficult commute during Tuesdays morning rush hour.Pat McGrath
/ Ottawa Citizen

MONDAY: About 40 protesters held a vigil for Ashley Smith – a young woman who died in prison – in front of Correctional Service of Canada headquarters in downtown Ottawa Monday, January 14, 2013. Dawn Moore, from the Mother Child Coalition for Justice, addresses the crowd before holding 13 minutes of silence – the length of time they say it took guards to perform CPR on the woman after discovering her hanging herself.
Read more: How could this case happen? And why did troubled Ashley Smith die in custody while guards watched?Julie Oliver
/ Ottawa Citizen

MONDAY: Former Nortel employee John Tyson reacts to the court ruling brought down Monday, January 14, 2013 that found three top Nortel executives, accused of defrauding the company and its investors, were acquitted of any wrong doing.
Read more: Investors angry, but others expected Nortel acquittalWayne Cuddington
/ Ottawa Citizen

MONDAY: The scene of reported murder-suicide at 25 Granite Ridge Drive in Stittsville on Monday, January 14, 2013. A mother and her two school-aged children are reported dead.
Read more: Stittsville: 2 children, mother dead in murder-suicideMike Carroccetto
/ Ottawa Citizen

MONDAY: Crews clean up the scene of a bizzare accident on the 417 Eastbound near the Pinecrest exit where a tanker truck struck the median and took down an overhead sign. Debris was scatttered over all lanes for over 100 m.
Read more: Truck takes down sign, closes most Queensway lanesSteve Gerecke
/ Ottawa Citizen

TUESDAY: Flowers at scene at 25 Granite Ridge in Stittsville on Tuesday morning, January 15, 2013. Monday night Jon Corchis came home to discover that his wife Alison Easton was dead and that his children Alex, age ten, and Katie, age six, had also died in an apparent murder-suicide at their home.
Read more: Stittsville Public School in mourning after double murder-suicideChris Mikula
/ Ottawa Citizen

WEDNESDAY: In preparation to the demolition of St. Paul's Church, which was gutted by a fire in 2009, workers removed the statue of St. Paul from the destroyed steeple on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Read more: A burnt-out church comes down, but St. Paul survivesPat McGrath
/ Ottawa Citizen

WEDNESDAY: Skating on the canal can't be too far away if the giant Zamboni like machine is out flooding the surface near Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Read more: Rideau Canal Skateway to open Friday morningWayne Cuddington
/ Ottawa Citizen

WEDNESDAY: Ottawa Police closed off several blocks on Holmwood Avenue before removing a man from the apartment on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. The police were acting on a report that the man inside the Holmwood Avenue apartment building had a gun so they weren't taking any chances.
Read more: Standoffs end peacefully: Guns and Gangs unit seizes replica handgunChris Mikula
/ Ottawa Citizen

THURSDAY: Demolition of St. Paul's Church started on the back wall and proceeded until only the facade was left standing. As of noon Thursday, January 17, 2013 it was undecided if the facade would also be demolished. The church was gutted by a fire in 2009.
Read more: Photos & Videos: Demolition of St. Paul's Church beginsPat McGrath
/ Ottawa Citizen

THURSDAY: Jason Spezza skates a drill as the Ottawa Senators have one last practice session at Scotiabank Place on Thursday, January 17, 2013 before heading to Winnipeg for game 1 of the 2013 season.
Read more: Spezza’s ready for prime timeWayne Cuddington
/ Ottawa Citizen

THURSDAY: The Syrian Student Association of Ottawa stood in solidarity with the students and professors who have fallen victim to the bombings by the Syrian regime with a candlelight vigil at the University of Ottawa on Thursday, January 17, 2013.Bruno Schlumberger
/ Ottawa Citizen

FRIDAY: Commuters lined up at a portable office at the Hurdman Station as OC Transpo staff began handing out the new PRESTO card Friday morning, January 18, 2013.
Read more: Presto trial rollout met by overwhelming demandPat McGrath
/ Ottawa Citizen

FRIDAY: A flag raising ceremony took place at the Dutch Embassy, and other locations in honour of the 70th birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on Friday, January 18, 2013.
Read more: Op-Ed: Bond created by Ottawa’s princess remains strongChris Mikula
/ Ottawa Citizen

FRIDAY: With the windchill, it felt like minus 30 Friday morning, January 18, 2013, but that didn't keep skating enthusiasts away from the Rideau Canal, which has opened a 2.2- kilometre stretch near the Glebe. Young Liam Ingram, 9, kept an eye on his shaky mom, Kathleen Rodgers, on the bumpy ice. "We've been waiting and waiting to get on," says Ms. Rodgers. "We love it. It's one of the things that really makes the city."
Read more: Rideau Canal Skateway now openJulie Oliver
/ Ottawa Citizen

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